João dos Santos Martins (Santarém, 1989) is an artist whose work encompasses multiple forms permeating dance, exploring formats such as choreography, exhibition and publishing. His practice articulates collaborative modes of making that focus on issues of transmission, repertoire, language, writing and labour. He has created works such as Projecto Continuado (2015), Companhia (2018) and Cooperativa (2025), with Ana Rita Teodoro, Clarissa Sacchelli, Daniel Pizamiglio, Filipe Pereira and Sabine Macher; Onde Está o Casaco? (2018) with Cyriaque Villemaux and Ana Jotta; Antropocenas (2017) with Ritó Natálio; or Está Visto (2023) with Ana Jotta, Joana Sá and Filipe Pereira. His interest in genealogies of dance history led him, together with Ana Bigotte Vieira, to create a device for collective mapping of dance in Portugal — For a Timeline to Come —, and to found a biannual newspaper — Coreia — dedicated to artists’ writings and about the arts. He occasionally writes and curates, with highlights including Nova—Velha Dança (Santarém, 2017) and p de dança (FCG, Lisbon, 2021). His work has been presented in Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Belgium, Japan, Austria, Romania, Brazil, Mozambique, Uruguay, Chile, China, South Korea and New Zealand.